NOI to Sole Source to Tom's Cleaners LLC
Cancelled Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OD-27-000182
- Agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Sole Source
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 812320 Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
- PSC
- S209 Housekeeping- Laundry/Drycleaning
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health intends to award a one-year sole-source contract to Tom's Cleaners LLC for commercial dry-cleaning services for comforters at the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge on the NIH campus, with a notice-of-intent response deadline of October 19, 2026. This acquisition is set aside as an 8(a) sole-source award under FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures.
Work is performed at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Tom's Cleaners, located at 211 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, Maryland, currently provides similar dry-cleaning services to The Children's Inn at NIH and has demonstrated capability to perform reliable pickup, dry-cleaning, handling, and return delivery services. The contractor possesses established processes for specialized comforter cleaning and operational familiarity with NIH campus access procedures and healthcare-related lodging facility requirements. Comforters cannot withstand hospital-grade laundry temperatures without risk of shrinkage or fabric deterioration, necessitating commercial dry-cleaning. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, transportation, and supplies necessary to receive, transport, dry clean, sanitize, inspect, package, and return comforters in sanitary and usable condition while maintaining inventory accountability records.
The acquisition is justified under 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-(X) on the basis that Tom's Cleaners is the only responsible source capable of meeting immediate operational requirements with minimal disruption and continuity risk. This is a new requirement with a firm-fixed-price contract type. The project officer is Vivian Blair, Chief, located at 65 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Notice text
The purpose of this requirement is to obtain commercial dry-cleaning services for comforters utilized
at the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The services are necessary to maintain cleanliness, operational readiness, and guest accommodation standards while preserving the integrity and lifespan of comforters that cannot withstand hospital-grade laundry temperatures.
• Product Service Code: S209 – Housekeeping – Laundry/Drycleaning
• NAICS Code: 812320 Drycleaning and Laundry Services
• Place of Performance: NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 27-000182
Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a one-year contract to Tom’s Cleaners LLC, located at 211 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis for commercial dry-cleaning services for comforters utilized on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
The proposed vendor, Tom’s Cleaners LLC, is currently providing similar dry-cleaning services
to The Children’s Inn at NIH and has demonstrated the capability to perform reliable pickup, dry-cleaning, handling, and return delivery services in support of NIH lodging operations. The contractor is familiar with NIH campus access procedures, operational requirements, and handling expectations associated with healthcare-related lodging facilities. Continued use of Tom’s Cleaners Services will support continuity of operations, minimize service disruptions, and ensure consistent quality and accountability.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Huda Malik, Contract Specialist via email to huda.malik@nih.gov by October 19, 2026 at 10 am EST.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Justification-and-Approval-sam.gov.pdf |
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